BROWNWOOD, Texas –
Luke Whidbee hit the game-winning basket with 1.1 seconds remaining to give the Yellow Jackets an 87-85 win over Sul Ross State on senior day at the Brownwood Coliseum.
Senior
Myles Brown came out firing as he hit back-to-back buckets to give HPU a quick 5-0 lead. The Yellow Jackets were able maintain the lead until the 3:06 mark where Sul Ross State would convert on a basket with the foul to head into the break up 41-40.
The Lobos opened up on a 10-0 run to take a 57-47 lead early in the 2
nd half. HPU cut the defecit down to three multiple times, but could not find the lead. Down by nine with 3:37 remaining in the contest, the Yellow Jackets went on a 10-1 run to tie the game 83-all with 1:18 left in the 2
nd half. The Lobos took the lead on a layup with 46 seconds remaining, but
Hudson Johnson was able to tie it up on a jump shot from the left wing.
Armonie Ramey drew an offensive foul with 16 seconds left, setting up the final possession for HPU.
Hudson Johnson took his man on an isolation play and found a cutting
Luke Whidbee for the game-winning layup to take down Sul Ross State 87-85.
The Yellow Jackets outrebounded the Lobos 46-35 led by eight rebounds from
Chase Glasper. HPU converted 16 offensive rebounds into 19 second chance points. Howard Payne was sparked by 43 bench points compared to 27 from Sul Ross State.
HPU shot 44.4% (32-72) from the field while nailing ten three-pointers. Sul Ross finished 44.6% (29-65) to go along with eight three-pointers.
Armonie Ramey led the way for the Jacket scoring 14 points to go along with seven rebounds.
Luke Whidbee came up huge scoring 13 2
nd half points including three trey balls.
Hudson Johnson added 12 points and a team-high five assists. Rounding out the four double-digit scorers was
Chase Glasper who scored 11 points and grabbed eight rebounds.
Sul Ross was led by Tyler Jackson who notched 32 points, four rebounds, and three steals.
The Yellow Jackets were able to earn their 11
th victory in their final game of the 2023-24 season defeating Sul Ross State 87-85 on Saturday at the Brownwood Coliseum. 11 wins matches the highest win total from HPU men's basketball since the 2017-18 season.
